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KBRA Releases Research ? Structured Credit: Under the SOFR Cushion


KBRA releases a brief slide presentation summarizing our recent conversations with market participants regarding the transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to the Secured Overnight Finance Rate (SOFR).

In speaking with several collateral managers and arranging banks, KBRA has observed several themes emerge as these participants think about new and outstanding collateralized loan obligations (CLO) and other structured credit transactions in 2022. Key discussion points highlighted in the slide presentation include portfolio transitions, benchmark replacement events, basis risk, credit spread adjustments, and loan floors.

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